Adherence is Essential with Hepatitis C
Patients with the Hepatitis C virus are unprepared for the challenges involved with interferon-based therapy and will often stop taking their medications. Early adherence is critical in order to increase treatment effectiveness, and decrease the lifetime treatment cost for Hepatitis C (Journal of Hepatology). We help your patients achieve optimum Sustained Virologic Response (SVR) by providing:
- One-on-one education to help manage and understand side effects such as depression, disorientation, anemia, and flu-like symptoms.
- Support when administering their medications.
- Empathy when dealing with emotional and social issues that are created due to their illness.
- Monitor and refill compliance during the initial 12-weeks of treatment.
Superior Specialty Pharmacy Offers:
- Monitor and refill compliance during the course of treatment.
- Free and convenient delivery of patient's medication and ancillary supplies to the physician's office or patient's home.
- Financial Assistance Programs.
- Benefits coordination.
- Complete inventory – we have acces to every available medication including Pegasys, PEG-Intron, Copegus, Ribasphere, Intron A, RoferonA, and Victrelis.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis is one of several autoimmune diseases where a person’s immune system attacks its own body tissues. RA can be attributed to a number of genetic, environmental, or hormonal factors. RA is one of the most common forms of arthritis. It affects the entire body causing joint stiffness, pain, redness, and swelling. It affects about 2.1 million adults or 1.0% of the population in the United States.
The treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis by medication has some common goals:
- Relieve pain
- Reduce inflammation
- Slow down, or stop joint damage
- Improve a person's sense of well-being and ability to function
The last medical approach, especially for patients with server, rapidly progressing Rheumatoid Arthritis, includes treatment with more powerful drugs, such as disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs or DMARDS, which are utilized to slow the course of the disease. This change is based on the belief that early treatment with more powerful drugs, and the use of drug combinations in place of single drugs, may be more effective in halting the progression of the disease and reducing or preventing joint damage.
Superior Specialty Pharmacy Offers:
- Support when administering DMARD medications
- Empathy when dealing with emotional and social issues that are created due to the illness
- Monitor and refill compliance during the course of treatment
- Free and convenient delivery of patient's medication and ancillary supplies to the physician's office or patient's home
- Financial Assistance Programs
- Benefits coordination and prior authorization initiation and completion
- Complete inventory – we have access to every available medication including Enbrel, Humira, Remicade, Kineret, Orencia, Rituxan, and Simponi.
Plaque Psoriasis
Plaque psoriasis is a disease that affects the skin and joints, and often appears as red, itchy skin. Psoriasis, although appearing as a skin condition, is really a disease of resulting from an overactive immune system. It affects about 7.5 million Americans and is the most prevalent form of psoriasis. Many patients report that psoriasis affects their quality of life and emotional well-being. About 10-30% of patients with psoriasis also have chronic inflammation of the joints and connective tissue.
The treatment for Plaque Psoriasis by medication has some common goals:
- Relieve pain
- Reduce inflammation
- Ward off risk factors for other diseases
- Improve a person’s sense of well-being and ability to function
Superior Specialty Pharmacy Offers:
- Support when administering biological medications
- Empathy when dealing with emotional and social issues that are created due to the illness
- Monitor and refill compliance during the course of treatment
- Free and convenient delivery of patient’s medication as well as ancillary supplies to your office or patient’s home
- Financial Assistance Programs
- Benefits coordination
- Complete inventory – we have access to every available medication included Enbrel, Humira, Remicade, and Stelara
